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Machine Guarding for Operators and Maintenance Workers
For people who run or maintain machines: recognize the hazards that must be guarded, know what a proper guard does, spot unguarded belts, pulleys, gears, chains and shafts within 7 feet of the floor, and follow the care rules for power-transmission equipment.
This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1910.212 and 1910.219. It is not an OSHA card or license. Those sections set machine guarding requirements and do not contain a training requirement, and this course does not cover lockout/tagout or the machine-specific standards for presses, saws and grinders. Follow your employer's procedures and instructions for the machines at your workplace.
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What you will learn
- Recognize the machine hazards that must be guarded
- Check that a guard is doing its job before you run the machine
- Spot belts, pulleys, gears, chains and shafts that are missing required guards
- Follow the care rules for power-transmission equipment, including oiling
Course outline
- Recognize the hazards: Where machines hurt people
- What a proper guard does: Check the guard before you run the machine
- Belts, pulleys, gears, chains and shafts: The 7-foot zone; Damaged parts and projections
- Care and oiling: Keeping power-transmission equipment safe
- On the job
Course facts
- Who it is for: Worker, Maintenance
- Time: about 15 minutes, on your phone or computer
- Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
- Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1910.212 (general requirements for all machines) and 1910.219 (mechanical power-transmission apparatus), general industry
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